QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:

716

Alternate inventory control number:

1998.152.77

Person filling out this form is:

Relative of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Helmuth, Barbara Plank

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1868

Date and place of quiltmaker's death:

1933

What is/was the quiltmaker's religious affiliation?

Amish

Spouse's occupation:

farmer

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

11

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2+?

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

8+?

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Miller, Rachel T.

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

PA

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Plank, Jacob I.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

OH

What is the ancestry/ethnic background of the quiltmaker's family?

Amish

Anything else we should know about the quiltmaker?

See 1998.152.75 & .76.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother-in-law

How did the owner get the quilt?

Purchase

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Arthur

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Date owner signed the form:

c. 1988

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Puss in the Corner (LAC #137)

Source of pattern name and number. Include if it is a variation.

2110

Date provided by maker/owner:

c. 1910

Date estimated by IQRP:

c. 1910

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1901-1929

Length:

73

Width:

68

Block size:

6

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

6

Format:

Finished quilt

Piecing techinques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Construction (top):

Block pattern

Block style (top):

Squares

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Number of full blocks; pieced, appliqued, and plain:

42

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

1

Fabric; fibers:

Cotton; Wool

Fabric print:

Solid/plain

Predominant colors (top):

Green; Blue or Navy; Cream

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Double parallel lines

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Vertical double parallel lines in pieced blocks, 4 pumpkin seeds in plain squares, diagonal double parallel lines through two borders.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

Cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

black

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares

Describe the borders:

Double border, butted.

Binding and edge treatment:

Back turned to front

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

half inch - one inch

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Filler:

Cotton

Thickness:

Medium (3/16?)

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

3

Backing; fiber content:

Wool

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain

Backing; color:

Green

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe specific damage to the quilt:

Disintegration of fabric; Wear to edge or binding

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Before quilt came to the Museum it was removed from inside a comforter.

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Plank, Barbara

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Amish

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use